When There's Work to Do by Nick Butterworth

One of four charming board books by the best-selling creator of Percy the Park Keeper, featuring toddler Sam and his six toy animal friends. Perfect books for babies and toddlers. Sam's toys love to help around the house, making everyday tasks lots of fun. Croc helps watering the plants and George the gorilla scrubs the dishes. But the best fun of all is helping to make the beds...into a den!

Nick Butterworth was born in North London in 1946 and grew up in a sweet shop in Essex. He now lives in Suffolk with his wife Annette and they have two grown-up children, Ben and Amanda. The inspiration for the Percy the Park Keeper books came from Nicks many walks through the local park with the family dog Jake.

Publishers Weekly

The narrator here is joined on his appointed rounds by pals Whitey the polar bear, George the chimp, Millie the elephant, Wilson the giraffe and the more prosaically named (but no less beguiling) Croc and Hippo.